Delete emails simultaneously on all devices

I have Verizon, use an iMac, iPhone & iPad and want to delete emails simultanously on all devices instead of on each one separately.  How do I do this?

Use an IMAP account.  IMAP is designed to keep multiple devices in sync.
POP is designed for access from one computer.

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    kzpack wrote:
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    kzpack wrote:
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    Hello,
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    Hi thundertrinas
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  • Deleted emails not syncing across devices

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  • How to delete emails on all devices simultaneously

    Cannot find the answer to my question and probably won't be able to ask using the correct terminology, but...
    I have a mac laptop, iphone, and ipad as well as a mobile me account. I also have three email accounts set up on each of these devices through the mail application (me.com, hotmail, and gmail)
    I am trying to figure out how to delete emails simultaneously from all devices when I delete it on one device. For example: I delete an email I read on my ipad from my hotmail account and want it it disappear from the inbox on my iphone and laptop. As it is now I have to delete messages separately from all devices... meaning I have to waste time reviewing messages I have already decided to throw away.
    Can anyone offer help on how to accomplish this.
    Thanks,
    Jason

    Actually, Yahoo is Imap (as is google).  but the point remains - if you are using a pop account, you need to delete the mail from each device.(pop is basically a one way system).  If you have an imap account, changes you make of one device are communicated to all your other devices.

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